Nasser’s Algeria Trip Darkened by Minister Death and Nile Disaster
Algerian crowds praised President Nasser as he arrived in Algiers while the nation mourned Foreign Minister Mohamed Khemisti, killed by an assassin. A Nile ferry disaster nearIGHT nearkhagha left 216 dead, 90 bodies recovered, 126 missing, the worst Nile tragedy in modern times.
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Algiers
Algeria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Mohamed Khemisti
Khemisti
el Rais
Middle East
France
Khemists
Boy Extinguishes Brush Fire on Vacant Lot
Monterey fire crews rushed to a brush blaze on a vacant lot where 11 year old Chag Watson reported he stomped out the flames since no one was nearby. He said he used his feet to put out the fire.
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Monterey
Calif
Chag Watson
Veteran recalls Corregidor surrender and after
Army Col. Burton R. Brown recalls walking with Lt. Gen. Wainwright to parley for Corregidor surrender 21 years ago. He endured Japanese captivity from Bataan through Mikden Manchuria before liberation in August 1945. Brown later married and has a son pursuing a military career.
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Army
Burton R. Brown
Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor
U.S
Philippines
Brown
Bataan
Bilibid
Philippine
Formosa
Japan
Korea
Mikden
Manchuria
VFW Post 3809 Reaches 600 Members In Ohio Campaign
Local Miami Valley Post 3809 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars reports 600 members in its campaign and ranks third in the Ohio department behind Sandusky and Cambridge posts. District Four leads in membership with 54 posts across eight counties. A May 25 school of instruction for VFW officers and a membership pick-up is set for Post 6979 in Cincinnati at 10 am, led by Sam Warmoth Jr. New Post 3609 officers will be installed at 2 pm next Sunday at 4323 S Dixie Highway by Warmoth.
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Miami Valley
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Department of Ohio
Paul Miller
Dover
Cambridge Post
Sandusky Post
Miller
Sam Warmoth Jr
VFW
Post 6979
Cincinnati
Sam Fruttoso
Hamilton
Post 3609
Warmoth
S. Dixie Highway
Paper consumption soars in the nation
New York reports rising paper use with consumption reaching 435 pounds annually per person. The AP notes a sharp jump from 58 pounds per person in 1899, highlighting growing domestic demand and changes in industry and lifestyle.
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New York
Corregidor siege reflections from General Brown on relief limits
Brown recalls Corregidor under heavy Japanese bombardment with 11500 trapped soldiers sailors marines and civilians in tunnels. He notes scarce rations and collapse of buildings as air raids continued without opposition. He defends MacArthur decision to leave, calling it prudent for future battles.
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Brown
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor
Australia
MacArthur
Washington
Sinners attend special church service in Chicopee
In Chicopee Massachusetts the Federated Church held a 1045 a m sinners only service led by Rev C W Kirkpatrick. About 135 people attended versus the usual 105 to 115. Reverend Kirkpatrick had announced that saints should stay home.
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Chicopee
Mass
C. W. Kirkpatrick
No Trace Found Of Plane
The Ohio Civil Air Patrol suspended its weeklong search for a missing single engine Bonanza with three aboard from Marion Indiana to Franklin Virginia. CAP used 2 aircraft and 83 fliers covering 25 600 square miles with 473 personnel involved. Pilot James Carter and officials R L Tulloch and H B Brown were aboard.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Civil Air Patrol
SuniGay
CAP
Marion
Ind
Franklin
Findlay
Lima
Bellefontaine
Mansfield
Lancaster
Dayton
James Carter
Franklin, Va
Trego Stone Co
R. L Tulloch
Emporia
H .B. Brown
Skippers
Contributions To Ohio Colleges Rise Ten Percent
A 10 percent rise in firms contributing to the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges signals growing concern about business taxes. The 11 month fiscal total reaches 1391 firms, up from 1278 a year earlier, supporting 32 Ohio colleges where students largely fund education. April contributions include Denny Lumber Co. of Middletown.
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Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
Ohio
Middletown
Denny Lumber Co
Nixon Reported Buying Fifth Avenue Apartment in Rockefeller Building
Former Vice President Richard Nixon reportedly plans to purchase a lower-floor apartment in a fashionable Fifth Avenue cooperative where Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and his ex wife Mary Todhunter Clark own units. The deal is said to involve about 200 000 dollars for the unit plus maintenance, with Nixon moving in before June 1 after joining Mudge Stern Baldwin Todd.
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NEW York
Richard M. Nixon
Fifth Avenue
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Newsmen
Nixon
Los Angeles
Mudge, Stern, Baldwin & Todd
Rockefeller
Mary Todhunter Clark
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